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Scotland legend Doddie Weir was diagnosed with the same condition and has been raising the profile and knowledge of MND with the help of many rugby legends.

AJC Electrics, Gloucester Biltong, Go Travel, On Toast and Blue Bamboo have been able to dig deep in order to fund the teams kit which will be going all over the South West with their only aim to raise money for Motor Neurone Disease Association with a team of veterans from the area.

Jarrett said: “I’ve always thought about starting a charity rugby team for a long time now, but after finding out about Mike Crisp’s diagnosis I needed to make the leap of faith and with thanks to the rugby family it has really taken off.

Mike Crisp

“Mike is a Cheltenham Rugby stalwart and now I want to both raise money for and knowledge of MNDA.”

When Jarrett started off it was himself and social media but he designed a logo and a couple of friends started to help run the operation.

In a matter of weeks of sending emails the local businesses started to dig deep.

Jarrett said: “To say I was beyond myself with happiness would be putting it lightly, it really goes to show how giving people are and how the sport of rugby is at the centre of the community I cannot thank our sponsors enough.”

When it comes to getting veteran players to put their boots back on the response was bigger and almost instant.

Egg Chasers Rugby logo

“I now have a compliment of players from all over from the local Dowty, Old Richians and Stroud to Cinderford, Pontypool and Bristol with more in the works, and they will be representing our team as ambassadors,” said Jarrett.

“I do not think it takes much to ask ex-players to lace up the boots again they only need a little excuse.”

The first match will be against Cheltenham which will be a team built up by Mike Crisp himself in October and everything is moving forward to their official first test match.

Jarrett added: “We are only awaiting the fixture dates for Cheltenham’s 2018-19 season and we will then link up, hopefully we’ll get a couple of sevens games during the summer to stretch out tired legs.

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